St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-03

ESTsS not go to Ashland TO get
rich on real estate. He
ESSffxHYSS~ has vivid remembrance
Of few ntl:e things that happened up in
Winnipeg once, and he kept away.
Prof. \. NJ. Wells of Redwood Falls. is in
ST. Paul in the interests of the Redwood Falls
Bicycle club, of which he is the efficient pres
ident. 1t is said he has formed asyndicate
with Rev. Joseph Cook. of Boston, to go on a
lecturing tour throughout the Northwest.
Mr.. Cook will give the preludes and Prof.
Wells will follow with an afterpiece entitled,
bicycling in the Prohibited districts of st.
Paul, or What l Remember About Blind
Pigs -.--- -. p
1t is said that Dr. c. E. Feller proposes to
conduct sort of museum during the next
ice palace and winter carnival at which the
leading curiosities will be quaint collections
of lead medals which have done services as
uriZes for the exhibition of fancy dogs at
previous winter carnivalS.
A movement is on foot whereby Tom Prem
dergast will revive the Soiality band and go
into regular course of training for the
summer season. The first appearance of the
band will be on Wednesday and Thursday of
this week, when it will meet the st. Paul Base
ball team at the depot, under the leadership
of Mr.. PrendergaSt who has Signified his liz
tention of acting with drum major and cor
netist.
1t is understood that the setto between
George Clason and Manager Emerson, of the
Ryan, nus Deen luueuullely pOSlpOleu, tue
occasion of the delay being the difficulty III
securing the Grand opera house on any other
night than Sunday. Both men will continue
their vigorous training.
Col Allen still wears his tall hat in the re-
tunda of the Merchants, and his g1iStenng
diamond still warns up the space in his i'm
mediate vicinity these chilly spring days.
1t should be stated for the benefit of an
anxious public that Oil Inspector Willis does
not have an office at the capitol. He carries
his office around with him.
City Attorney Murray has the acquaint-
auce of so many men in st. Paul that when
ever he bows and says "howde do to man
on the street it is not unusual to see a half
dozen men, who are coming that way, bow
and return the ''howde do, Mr.. Murray"
thinking that the corporation counsel means
them. Baz Armstrong is about the same
way.
Postmaster Day is most entertaining
talker and can recall almost every incident in
the history of the state.
H. H. Fuller SAYS there is more money in
real estate than politics, and more sleep can
be enjoyed.
Secretary John Caulfield. of the water
board, was never seen 10 lose his temper.
W. o. Bates, Of the Associated Press, ap-
pears on the street wearing Tam O'Shanter
capI. is said that he does it as token of re-
gard and esteem for Charles Noel Flagg, the
artist, who wears one in his study.
Aid Conley is to put Black Frank IN train
ing to reduce the size Of his feet, so that they
will fit Mr.. Conleys shoes. 1t has got to be
cut down from No. IL to d 615, which is the
size of gafter that the alderman wears
On his recent trip to Ashland. Ehle Allen
says he '.got in on the ground floor aud still
there's very little in it.
Frank Brooks is intending to settle down to
lead purely literary life from this out. He
has completed one thrilling romance, which
has been published. 1t is the story of fish
concealed from the general public by nom
de plume, which has been in the writer's fam
lily for long time now.
Dick Warner has been scalped again in
Ashland so the story goes.
There are very few men IN this city that are
birds in as many business and social circles
as Stanley Proudilt.
George Walsh is still looking for the IS cents
which he is said to have contributed toward
the last campaign fund.
AS the warm spring days begin to come the
blonde hue of Len Powers mustache assumes
q still more blonde look and more bewitch-
ing color steals across his peachy cheek, and
Still he's all right.
1t Is given out that DR.. Stone is thought by
his brother physicians to be the most fastidi-
Gus dresser of the profession in the city. It's
different with Dr. Murphy. '+sk - 3
Henry Nichols, formerly of the Herald, has
already selected his seat in the grand stand al
the base ball grounds for the season.. Mr.
Nichols is making arrangements whereby in
case of kicks at the decision Of the reg ulaI
league umpire the disputed point may be re-
ferred to him. Mr.. Nichols is quite an ath
lete.
The story that John Ford resigned his posi-
ton as clerk at the Ryan, to go into the rea
estate business, is now denied. Mr.. Fore
found that it was impossible to attend the
rapidly increasing number of sparrins
matches as much as duty called him, md cry
AsfrOnt'' having
hOnorably at the latter calling for these many
years, he quietly slid out, and is now enjoy
ing lite.
John Dodge. of the Merchants, has seer
more men register in ST. Paul than any Other
man who is now connected with hotel il
this city. For about nineteen years he has
been in this city and at the Merchants. From
Boston to San Francisco he knows the travel
ing public. He is as much part of the Mer
chants hotel as the foundation walls that hold
up the building. He doesn't make as much
of q dash as Ehle Allen, and he cant write
with both hands, but he shows up trifle more
regularly. There is not another man in the
business in the Northwest who has made
more friends and acquaintance than Johr
Dodge. -.i.,s
stranger coming into st. Pc I'll inquired
who is this j. P. Gribben? He seems to be
scattered all over the city, and it looks az
though he was running all the lumber yards
of the city. l came in from Minneapolis auC
l saw his name on a lumber establis hmen
at the transfer. l ran against the same firm
out at the harvester works, and then out tt
Posts Siding. If there is any place in the
city where J. P. Gribben don't hang out,
would like to find that spot.
w. P. Murray has made compromise Will
D. r. Noyes and has concluded not to wip,
out the signal service Office from the state OF
Minnesota.
Mr.. McNeale, the recorder of the chamber
of commerce, swings the chamber alone now
and does it gracefully too, but he ought II
fix it some wav so that the secretarys offc,
should be open part of the lorenzo HI
would do good service, too, if he would Sc
trap and catch that fellow that steals the
papers from the files. He ought to remem
Der how he was told in his youth to catcl
birds.
Capt. Berkey propoes to find out somethin,
about the increase of salaries during the pas
year in Ramsey county. 1t will be livel
and interesting piece of sport for him.
Capt. Castle is suspected of having large
share of the stock in E. ". Smalleys LAX
Superior and St. paul canal. The death Q
Capt. Eads short tim ago, it is thought
may interfere and delay the project, brl
Capt Castle says it's got to come. He can
have his money lying idle.
Capt. Blakely has still got good grip on tn
report of the St. Paul chamber of commerc
that was furnished by the secretary OF tn
Duluth chamber of commerce. He has got
into the hands or the committee. h w does b
suppose the public can endure this kind @
intellectual starvation?
Prof. Fogg is understood to be engaged il
deeply laid and ingenious plan TO defeat nh
plau OF Sinalley and Castle in regard to tn,
Lake Superior u St. Paul canal. He think
we have more water here than we r,
6uire unoer the high license law.
Mayor Rice. w!o has recently returne
from Washington. where he went to uivt
tie field so the opinion that the Gtan
monument 10 nj Is not increasing as rapid
us /; o;leb. he. nrd IA sever fine
tempted 10 LII up the subscription list hin